Comments on: Feeding a Vegetarian with Love and Respecthttp://theattachedfamily.com/?p=3721
Connecting with our children for a more compassionate world.Thu, 24 Nov 2016 17:49:13 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1By: Johnhttp://theattachedfamily.com/?p=3721&cpage=1#comment-17812
Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:34:59 +0000http://theattachedfamily.com/?p=3721#comment-17812I love both Veg. & Non Veg. I like your post so much. Thanks for sharing precious views. I will keep updated the same.
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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:54:17 +0000http://theattachedfamily.com/?p=3721#comment-16971My kids aren’t vegetarian, but one is a very picky eater and we try to feed him with love and respect also! So I found this article helpful. Fortunately for him, I am also very picky, and I realize that people just have different taste preferences or perceptions. We operate much like “kristycat” above with her vegetarian roommate. We serve sauces on the side, or cook two versions of the same food, or simply serve an alternative that the picky eaters like.
]]>By: Teresa Pitmanhttp://theattachedfamily.com/?p=3721&cpage=1#comment-15637
Tue, 21 May 2013 12:04:16 +0000http://theattachedfamily.com/?p=3721#comment-15637My daughter became vegan at a young age, and (more than 25 years later!) is still vegan (eliminating not just meat, but animal milks and eggs). Over time, most of my other children have seen the benefits of her decision and they have also become vegan. I became vegan six years ago.

I find people are most often concerned about the child getting enough protein (which is really not a big problem, but people worry about it). It might help to be aware of some of the more common sources of protein in a vegan diet: soy (including soybeans, tofu, tempe and textured vegetable protein); seitan (made from wheat gluten); beans and lentils of all kinds; quinoa; and mushrooms. There is protein in other foods as well, of course, but these are some of the more concentrated forms and they can often be used to replace meat in a meal.

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Tue, 21 May 2013 02:36:45 +0000http://theattachedfamily.com/?p=3721#comment-15597I don’t have a vegetarian child (yet – knock wood!), but I do have a vegetarian roommate, and the principle is similar. It’s not hard to, for instance, cook the meat on the side for a pasta dish and have people add it themselves to their own plate. Or if the meat is the main dish, make sure to have plenty of side dishes – plan ahead and make extra rice and broccoli because at least one person is going to be eating those as the main meal, not as a side. (or whatever your side dishes are, obviously!)

For meals where it’s not possible to separate out the meat and non-meat portions, there are PLENTY of tasty easy-to-make vegetarian options that you can just have on hand. Obviously you want to have your child eating the same things as you most of the time, but it’s ok to sometimes want a meal that they can’t/won’t eat, just make sure you have some easy options available so they can still get a good dinner!